Editing Cedrus libani (section)

==Taxonomy==

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''Cedrus'' is the Latin name for true cedars.<ref>Farjon 2010, p. 254</ref> The [[Botanical name|specific epithet]] refers to the [[Mount Lebanon|Lebanon]] mountain range where the species was first described by [[French people|French]] botanist [[Achille Richard]]; the tree is commonly known as the Lebanon cedar or cedar of Lebanon.<ref name=":0"/><ref name="Bory">Bory 1823, p. 299</ref> Two to three distinct types are accepted as varieties: ''C. libani'' var. ''libani'', ''C. libani'' var. ''brevifolia'',<ref name=":0"/> and ''C. libani'' var. ''stenocoma'';<ref name="Flora">{{cite book | last=Davis | first=Peter Hadland | title=Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands | publisher=Edinburgh University Press | publication-place=Edinburgh | date=2000 | isbn=0-7486-1409-5 |volume=11 | page=5–6}}</ref> the last not being considered distinct by all authorities.

''C. libani'' var. ''libani'': Lebanon cedar, cedar of Lebanon – grows in Lebanon, western [[Syria]], and south-central [[Turkey]]. ''C. libani'' var. ''stenocoma'' (the Taurus cedar), considered a subspecies in earlier literature, is now considered as a [[variety (botany)|variety]] or [[ecotype]] of ''C. libani'' var. ''libani''. It usually has a spreading crown that does not flatten. This distinct morphology is a habit that is assumed to cope with the competitive environment, since the tree occurs in dense stands mixed with the tall-growing ''[[Abies cilicica]]'', or in pure stands of young cedar trees.<ref name=":01"/> Isozyme analysis however placed var. ''stenocoma'' closer to var. ''brevifolia'' than to var. ''libani'', even placing var. ''brevifolia'' embedded within var. ''stenocoma'' samples.<ref name="Scaltsoyiannes">{{cite journal |last1=Scaltsoyiannes |first1=A. |title=Allozyme Differentiation and Phylogeny of Cedar Species |journal=Silvae Genetica |date=1999 |volume=48 |issue=2 |pages=61-68 |url=https://www.thuenen.de/media/institute/fg/PDF/Silvae_Genetica/1999/Vol._48_Heft_2/48_2_61.pdf |access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>

[[Cedrus libani var. brevifolia|''C. libani'' var. ''brevifolia'']]: The Cyprus cedar occurs on the island's [[Troodos Mountains]].<ref name=":01"/> This taxon was considered a separate species from ''C. libani'' because of morphological and ecophysiological trait differences.<ref name="Debazac">Debazac 1964</ref><ref name=":3">Ladjal 2001</ref> It is characterised by slow growth, shorter needles, and higher tolerance to drought and aphids.<ref name=":3"/><ref name="fabre">Fabre et al. 2001, pp. 88–89</ref> Genetic relationship studies, however, did not separate ''C. brevifolia'' as a separate species, the markers being indistinguishable from those of ''C. libani''.<ref name="Fady">Fady et al. 2000</ref><ref name="Kharrat">Kharrat 2006, p. 282</ref>